The Coleman Family 2010

Last week our family had some photos taken by our friend Elisa. After showing up late which resulted in unfavorable lighting, along with Cy being a holy terror and me feeling horrible after gaining 10 lbs. this month in order to try and have more babies (TMI?), Elisa somehow managed to get a few nice pictures out of what should have been a disaster.

I have to say kudos to her for pulling things together on a very off day for us!

Mother & Child NY Premiere

Every year Mike and I used to get our "fix" of celebrity encounters, parties, movie premieres, swag houses and dancing from attending the Sundance Film Festival. This year we missed it, and other than our travels, life has been a little more suburban and mundane. Even my blog has turned into something I used to make fun of....pictures of the typical family life, amusing to only those who are closest to us. While I embrace my newly found simple (or should I say unamusing) life, it's still nice to shake things up and party like we used to.

We finally had a little action last night thanks to Mike's friend and partner of their never ending movie Foxcatcher. Tom went to Columbia with Mike and has produced some amazing movies including Precious and most recently Mother and Child starring Naomi Watts, Samuel L. Jackson and Annette Bening. He invited us to the NYC Premiere and after party which included the cast as well as Ed Norton, Alan Rickman, Kerry Washington, Robert Duvall and a surprise solo from Alicia Keys. Here's a little peak of a video Mike took so we could prove to Madi we "hung" with Alicia Keys.

Photo Shoot

Our family attempted a photo shoot today with a friend who is a photographer. I say attempt because Cy was an absolute pill...running off, crying, sticking his tongue out, and not cooperating on any level. I suppose I was ignorant to think I could negotiate with a 2 year old boy! Here are some outtakes I took of Madi.

27 months old

Whenever someone asks me how old Cy is, I usually reply with 2 years. This almost always is followed up with some annoyance and the follow up question "how many months?" I wonder if this phenomena occurs everywhere in the U.S. or just New York. When can I stop counting months? Anyway, here is my little boyfriend at 27 months.

Easter

We had a lovely time this year playing outside in the beautiful weather, watching General Conference and eating wonderful food with friends who have become our little family our here in New York. Unfortunately I lost my camera and had to use an old backup. As a result our pictures were horrible, and I wasn't able to capture Madison and Cy together in a good Easter shot. Maybe this is a good excuse to buy a new one!

Madison trying to lure Cy in with Easter candy....it didn't work

The Schmidt, Roddy and Coleman kids...all so cute, kind and fun

An Easter nest snack Madison and I made

Old Friends

One of Mike's old friends Dave (as in friends for a long time, not OLD) was in town on business and brought his family with him. We went with the Barnes' to eat Chinese in Chinatown, and hang out in Central Park. It's amazing how much the kids have grown since I first met them back in the Lake Powell houseboat days!

The Great Outdoors

Spring seems to be slowly approaching, which means we have spend as much time outdoors as possible. We took him to the Central Park Zoo, but he showed little interest. Finally as we started walking around in nature in Central Park he became so excited. Cy got a little too friendly with Mother Nature...eating daffodils, dirt, rocks and trees. He definitely has his Moms genes.

Where's Waldo?

I was looking for Cy the other day and couldn't seem to find him anywhere. Finally after several minutes passed I noticed his toy box moving a bit. He seems to have found a new cozy place where he enjoyes his health shakes and bottles.